Tag Archives: sustainability

Bob’s Speaker Notes, Forum on Sustainability, OCU Chapel, September 8, 2011

Posted on September 8, 2011 by webkeeper

I will start with a joke, but it will be a quick one, so pay attention. GEORGE BUSH The present situation is out of control.  We face a triple threat – peak oil, economic irrationality, climate instability.  The combination of … Continue reading →

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Cooperatives, Deflation, Peak Oil, Food Storage

Posted on September 13, 2010 by webkeeper

It’s my opinion that cooperatives offer working people the best chance of preserving their economic opportunities going forward into the coming troubles.  Here is an article that explains how the Mondragon Cooperatives of Spain carry out their worker-owned businesses. Mondragon … Continue reading →

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Compendium of Useful Information

Posted on September 4, 2010 by webkeeper

As the situation spirals down, we’re all going to need to learn new skills and remember old knowledge in order to successfully adapt to the realities of a future with less fossil fuel energy, more climate instability, less money, more … Continue reading →

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Success principles for local food cooperatives.

Posted on February 28, 2010 by webkeeper

This post is an email I sent today to the membership of the Oklahoma Food Cooperative +++ As the 2010 Annual Meeting gets closer, let’s take a look at some of the principles that have contributed significantly to our success. … Continue reading →

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Quite the interesting times. . .

Posted on March 18, 2009 by webkeeper

It’s been a busy couple of weeks.  The students from Creighton have come and gone and they accomplished quite a bit during their few days of social justice/care of Creation “bootcamp”.  They made bread and biscuits and whole wheat chocolate cake … Continue reading →

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OKC’s Walkability Score

Posted on July 21, 2008 by Bob Waldrop

Well, we aren’t at the very last place, but we are #36 our of 40 large cities ranked at http://walkscore.com/rankings/most-walkable-cities.php for our walkability factor.  Our score is 43, the #1 city is San Francisco with a score of 83. My neighborhood, … Continue reading →

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OKC ranks at the bottom “again”

Posted on June 4, 2008 by Bob Waldrop

Yet another study finds that Oklahoma City ranks near the bottom of our nation’s 100 largest metropolitan areas in an important sustainability measure — carbon emissions. We are significantly above the national average for both residential and transportation carbon emissions. … Continue reading →

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